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Ministry of Tribal Affairs
NESTS to organize 4th National EMRS Cultural, Literary and Kala Utsav - 2023 in Dehradun from 03rd to 06th October, 2023
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda & Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami to grace the occasion as Chief Guest
Over 1500 EMRS students to participate from across the country; Event to showcase artistic talent of school students through Kala Utsav
The National Education Society for Tribal Students , under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, is organising the 4th National EMRS Cultural, Literary and Kala Utsav - 2023, from 3rd October to 6th October in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami & Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta and other dignitaries will grace the occasion.
The four-day event will witness participation of over 1500+ Eklavya Model Residential School  students from across the country. This year the event will also showcase the artistic talent of school students through the Kala Utsav.
Understanding the need to integrate tribals with the mainstream and to help them access equal opportunities to develop in various fields, the Ministry has been organizing EMRS Cultural Fests and Sports Meet each year, providing the tribal students a national platform to showcase their hidden talents across various domains.
This year Eklavya Vidyalaya Sangathan Samiti , Uttarakhand  will host the event at Maharana Pratap Sports College, Dehradun.
EMRS is a Government of India scheme for model residential schools for Indian tribals  across India. It is one of the flagship interventions of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, and was revamped in 2018-19 to ensure quality education for tribal students in remote tribal areas.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
To give confidence to wind industry, Government declares national targets for off-shore wind power
Medium term target of 5 GW by 2022 and long term target of 30 GW by 2030 declared
Offshore wind power to add a new element to the already existing basket of renewable energy for the country
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy recently invited Expressions of Interest  for the first 1 GW offshore wind project in India, which has evoked keen response from the industry both global and Indian. Now to give confidence to the wind industry, the Ministry has declared medium and long term target for off-shore wind power capacity additions, which are 5 GW by 2022 and 30 GW by 2030. While this may look moderate in comparison to India’s on-shore wind target of 60 GW and its achievement of 34 GW and solar target of 100 GW by 2022, this would still be challenging considering the difficulties in installing large wind power turbines in open seas. It may be mentioned that offshore wind turbines are of much larger dimensions and capacities than onshore turbines.
Offshore wind power would add a new element to the already existing basket of renewable energy for the country.
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy had notified National Off-Shore Wind Policy in October 2015 to realize the offshore wind power potential in the country. Preliminary studies have indicated good wind potential for off-shore wind power both in southern tip of Indian peninsula and west coast. Two regions where preliminary studies are conducted are off coast of Gujarat and that of Tamil Nadu. For precise wind quality measurements one LiDAR has been installed near Gujarat coast which is generating data about quality of off-shore wind since November, 2017. Encouraged by quality of off-shore wind, a private sector player has also installed LiDAR in Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat for offshore wind resource measurements. Plans are afoot to install more of such equipment in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. Surveys to understand the oceanographic and sea bed condition within identified zones off the coast of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been planned. Globally there has been installation of about 17 to 18 GW of off-shore wind power led by countries such as UK, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands & China. Recent years have witnessed fall in off-shore wind tariff in some of these markets.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
INCLUSIVE GROWTH IS THE FOCUS OF GOVERNMENT
VARIOUS SCHEMES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED FOR POOR & MARGINALIZED
Rs. 1042 CRORE SANCTIONED TO BIHAR IN LAST 5 YEARS FOR WELFARE OF SCs/OBCs/EBCs
The Government of India has been focusing on inclusive growth as reflected in its commitment to Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas and has taken various steps to uplift the people living below poverty line in the country. This Department is also implementing various schemes to reduce poverty and ensure socio-economic development of poor and marginalized persons belonging to Scheduled Castes,Other Backward Classes as well as Senior Citizens, Transgender persons, De-notified Nomadic, Semi-Nomadic communities and Beggars. The schemes include interalia, livelihood and skilling schemes of the Department and its Corporations; various types of scholarships and hostels for educational empowerment; infrastructure development for SCs; homes for senior citizens and transgender persons; financial incentive for inter-caste marriage etc. Further, the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 provides punishment for the practice of untouchability and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes  Act, 1989 provides protection from atrocities against the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, including provision for special courts for the trial of such offenses as well as relief and rehabilitation of the victims of atrocities.
An amount of Rs.1042.786 Cr. has been sanctioned to Bihar during last five years for the welfare of Scheduled Castes /Other Backward Classes /Economic Backward Classes .
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri A. Narayanaswamy in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN NAVAL SHIP TABAR ARRIVES AT ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA ON GOOD WILL VISIT
Indian Naval Ship Tabar arrived at St Petersburg 22 Jul 21 as part of a five-day goodwill visit to Russia and to participate in the 325th Navy Day celebrations of the Russian Navy. India and Russia share special bilateral relations that span several decades. These include close military ties and strong cooperation between the two navies.
INS Tabar is a Talwar-class stealth frigate and forms part of the Indian Navy's Western Fleet which is based at Mumbai under the Western Naval Command. Incidentally, the ship was built for the Indian Navy in Russia and was commissioned at St Petersburg in April 2004. The ship is presently commanded by Capt Mahesh Mangipudi and has a complement of over 300 personnel. The ship is equipped with a versatile range of weapons and sensors and is among the earliest stealth frigates of the Indian Navy.
During the Russian Navy Day Parade on 25 Jul 21, INS Tabar will join the column of ships that will be reviewed by the President of Russian Federation. The Indian Naval Band embarked on Tabar will also participate in the City Parade during the celebrations. In addition, during her stay at St Petersburg, the crew of Tabar will participate in various bilateral professional interactions with the Russian Navy. This will be followed by naval exercises at sea between the two navies. This will be part of the established series of naval exercises between the Indian Navy and the Russian Navy titled exercise INDRA. The harbour interactions and the exercise at sea aim to consolidate the long standing ties between the two navies. These engagements seek to further enhance maritime security and conduct combined operations against maritime threats. These interactions will also offer an opportunity for both sides to observe and imbibethe 'Best Practices' followed in each other's Navy.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami.
"सभी देशवासियों को विजयादशमी की ढेर सारी शुभकामनाएं। बुराई पर अच्छाई और असत्य पर सत्य की जीत का यह महापर्व हर किसी के जीवन में नई प्रेरणा लेकर आए।", the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Education
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan with Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw successfully tests the ‘BharOS’, a Made in India mobile operating system developed by IIT Madras
'BharOS' is an important initiative towards fulfilling PM Shri Narendra Modi ji's vision of a strong, indigenous & self-reliant digital infrastructure in India - Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan along with Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw successfully tested the ‘BharOS’, a Made In India mobile operating system developed by IIT Madras today.
Shri Pradhan said that the poor people of the country will be the main beneficiary of a strong, indigenous, dependable & self-reliant digital infrastructure. He further said that promoting policy enablers with the whole of the government approach is an applied experiment of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji's vision. ‘BharOS’ is a successful step towards data privacy he added.
Shri Pradhan further added that successful test of 'BharOS' – the Made in India mobile operating system is an important initiative towards fulfilling PM Shri Narendra Modi ji's vision of a strong, indigenous & self-reliant digital infrastructure in India.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Second Appeals Pending With CIC
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the pendency of Second Appeals and complaints in the Central Information Commission  was 38116 as on 1stApril, 2021 and 31025 as on 31st January, 2022.
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the RTl Act, 2005 does not prescribe time limit for disposal of Second Appeals by the Central Information Commission. He said, for speedy disposal of pending cases the Government has taken several steps like capacity building through training and issue of guidelines for Public Information Officers and First Appellate Authorities, so as to enable them to supply information/dispose off first appeal effectively, resulting into less number of 'First Appeals' and 'Appeals' to the Information Commission.
The Government from time to time has issued instructions impressing upon the Public Authorities to disclose maximum information proactively so as to reduce the need for filing RTI applications by the citizens.
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Ministry of Science & Technology
Conference discusses roadmap for successful implementation of the Geospatial Policy 2022
Experts suggested ways of pushing forward the new Geospatial Policy and harnessing it for National Development at the two-day conference on “Geospatial Policy for National Development” held from 21-22 February 2023.
“All the Departments of the Government of India should explore, define and identify the schemes where Geospatial Technology and applications are needed and make strategy accordingly to push forward the Geospatial strategy,” said Shri Ajay Tirkey, Secretary, Department of Land Resources at the conference organised by the Department of Science and Technology .
He underlined that Geospatial Technologies give power to people by making information accessible and emphasized the need and importance of having computerized and easily accessible land records for citizens to avail multiple benefits of welfare schemes implemented by Central and State Governments.
“India is only the 3rd Nation globally that is carrying out geo-referencing in the land parcels. Now 36 percent of the land has been geo-referenced, and the target is to achieve 100 percent by March 2024,” Shri Tirkey added.
Highlighting the transformation that Bhu-Aadhaar and Matribhoomi projects based on Geospatial Technology have brought about, Shri Tirkey said that we are on the cusp of a revolution in governance. Land records and Geospatial Technologies and applications together will change the way governance is talked about in the coming years.
Shri Sunil Kumar, Jt. Secretary, Department of Science and Technology , and Surveyor General of India sought the partnership of all stakeholders for taking forward the citizen-centric policy, which addresses the entire geospatial ecosystem of the country and for making it a reality.
Dr. Pramod Kaushik, President AGI India, underlined the opportunities for the industry in Geospatial Policy and said there is a need to engage end users in the implementation of the policy. Meanwhile, Shri Agendra Kumar, Chairman FICCI Geospatial Tech Committee, emphasised on the importance of a robust geospatial knowledge infrastructure, which can bring knowledge from different sectors to enable sharing and building of partnerships.
Sanjay Kumar, CEO & Founder Geospatial World, said that the way forward is to invest in developing Geospatial infrastructure through data, strategy, and positioning through a proper regulatory mechanism. Government departments like Survey of India, the Department of Land Resources, Department of Science and Technology need to play a crucial role in providing leadership and helping in hand-holding to other sectors and industries.
Participants from the government sectors and industry players discussed geospatial infrastructure, skill development, transport networks, sustainable water management, agriculture, capacity building, and plans for high-end geospatial research and development at the two-day conference geared to develop a roadmap for successful implementation of the policy.
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Satellite Coverage of Agriculture Activities
Indian Space Research Organisation  has launched Resourcesat -2A, Radar Imaging Satellite  – 1A  in polar orbits and Indian National Satellite  3D, INSAT-3DR in geostationary orbits to provide data for enabling support for various agricultural activities viz., assess total area under cultivation, assess damages from natural calamities and disease attacks and Agro-met services across the country.
ISRO has proposed the launch of following satellites:
- Resourcesat-3 & 3A medium resolution satellite with combined repitivity of 2 days,
- Resourcesat-3S & 3SA high resolution satellite with 4 days revisit capability,
- RISAT-1B can image day and night and all-weather conditions. RISAT-1B along with RISAT- 1A will cover same area by around 12 days,
- INSAT – 3DS in geostationary orbit with coarse resolution and daily multiple imaging capability.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Culture’s Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces hosts a webinar on ‘Revitalising Museums and Cultural Spaces’ on the International Museum Day today
Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces, Ministry of Culture, Government of India hosted a webinar on “Revitalising Museums and Cultural Spaces” today to celebrate the International Museum Day and kick start conversations around creating sustainable cultural organizations in post pandemic India. The webinar featured some of the best experts in the museum and cultural spaces domain such as Founder Trustee of Museum of Art and Photography , Bengaluru Shri Abhishek Poddar, President of Kochi Biennale Foundation Shri Bose Krishnamachari, Founder and CEO of Cuseum Shri Brendan Ciecko, Managing Director of Teamwork Arts Shi Sanjoy K Roy and CEO of Museums and Cultural Spaces, Ministry of Culture, GoI  Shri Raghvendra Singh.
The Covid-19 pandemic will have significant economic and social repercussions for the cultural and creative industries. Organised for leading Indian and global cultural institutions, creative businesses, startups, policy makers and media, experts in the webinar discussed the way forward for the culture and creative industry.
While talking of the objective of the webinar Secretary & CEO DMCS, Ministry of Culture Shri Raghvendra Singh said that the objective is to identify the possible policy actions that will help alleviate the short and long term effects of the crisis on museums, cultural spaces and their broader ecosystems.
During webinar the discussion touched the topic of Impact, innovations and post-crisis planning in the context of Museums and cultural spaces in the post pandemic ecosystem. The nascent topic Museo-preneurs also discussed to look at how museums can embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and work on sustainable business models. One of the most important points of discussion was reimagining cultural spaces and was to introduce innovative ideas to maximise the social and economic value of cultural heritage and to build capacity in order to engage with local audiences and tourists.
Shri Raghvendra Singh said that based on discussion we will prepare policy paper and we shall discuss among ourselves and get agreement on whatever is practical and feasible. He added that we will bring it again to the stake holders of private and corporate sector and discuss with them project wise and hoped that there will be mutual agreement on some cases and those cases will become projects to be on-boarded and then executed.
The National e-Governance Division  created by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology  has supported DMCS, Ministry of Culture by providing technical assistance for conducting of this Webinar.
The webinar was streamed live on
• DMCS facebook page: www.facebook.com/dmcs2020
• DMCS youtube Channel:https://bit.ly/366Vqrn
Competition Commission of India
Pre-Filing Consultation through video-conferencing
The Competition Commission of India  allows for pre-filing consultation  to Parties seeking informal guidance interalia on  determining filing related requirement   information to be given in the notice to be filed for a proposed combination  Green Channel.
In order to avoid travel from Mumbai to Delhi for PFCs, the CCI has made arrangements for conducting PFCs through the video conferencing mode at the Office of Regional Director, Registrar of Companies, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Mumbai.
Parties desirous of using this facility have to follow the procedure given in the guidance note on Pre-filing Consultation available on Commission’s website and have to specifically mention in their request for PFCs about the availing of video conferencing facility. Following is the link to guidance note on PFC:
https://www.cci.gov.in/sites/default/files/cci_pdf/pfc.pdf
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
More than 27.90 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 2.58 crore doses still available with States/UTs to be administered
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In addition, the Govt. of India has also been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the States/UTs. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour.
Implementation of the Liberalized and Accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from 1st May 2021.
Under the Strategy, in every month 50% of the total Central Drugs Laboratory  cleared vaccine doses of any manufacturer would be procured by Govt. of India. It would continue to make these doses available to the State Govts totally free of cost as was being done earlier.
More than 27.90 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far, through Government of India  and through direct state procurement category.
Of this, the total consumption, including wastages is 25,32,65,825 doses .
More than 2.58 crore  COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Furthermore, more than 19,95,770 vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Minimum Support Price Policy
Government fixes Minimum Support Prices  for 22 mandated agricultural crops on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices , after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned and other relevant factors. While recommending MSP, CACP considers various factors viz. cost of production, overall demand-supply situations of various crops in domestic and world markets, domestic and international prices, inter-crop price parity, terms of trade between agriculture and non-agriculture sector, likely effect of price policy on rest of economy and a minimum of 50 percent as the margin over cost of production.
The Union Budget for 2018-19 had announced the pre-determined principle to keep MSP at levels of one and half times of the cost of production. Accordingly, Government has increased the MSPs for all mandated Kharif, Rabi and other commercial crops with a return of atleast 50 per cent overall India weighted average cost of production for the agricultural year 2018-19 and 2019-20. In line with the same principle, Government has recently  announced the increase in MSP for all mandated kharif crops for marketing season 2020-21.
MSP is determined for the country as a whole and not region or state-specific. The 22 mandated crops, for which MSP is being announced by the government for the last three years, include 14 Kharif crops viz. paddy , jowar , bajra, maize, ragi, arhar, moong, urad, groundnut, soyabean, sunflower, sesamum, nigerseed, cotton  and 6 Rabi crops viz. wheat, barley, gram, masur , rapeseed & mustard, safflower and two commercial crops viz. jute and copra . In addition, MSP for toria and de-husked coconut are also fixed on the basis of MSPs of rapeseed & mustard and copra respectively.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha yesterday.